Articulate handle for paint brushes and the like



May 3, 1949. N. MYGAS 2,469,050

ARTICULATE HANDLE FOR PAINT BRUSHES AND THE LIKE Filed May 1]., 1945WWWWWW 10 g 10 14 it? 24 J 8 in? SELQLLZA" 1. 40 34 50 /n z 36 mum-T1; Ja Z0 5 26 2 Y INVENTOR.

NICHOLAS MYGAS QMM M9 KJ U ATTORNEY Patented May 3, 1949ARTICULATEHANDLE FOR PAINT BRUSHES AND THE LIKE Nicholas Mygas, WestOrange, N. J.

Application May 11, 1945, Serial No. 593,299

1 Claim.

This invention relates to adjustable holders for brushes, and moreparticularly, to holders which permit the handle of the brush to be heldat an angle with respect to a hand grasp to permit a painter, forinstance, to conveniently hold the brush and paint angularly relatedsurfaces, particularly, above his head.

One object of the invention is a brush holder which may be adjusted withrespect to a hand grasp at any convenient angle in a transverse plane.

Another object of the invention is a brush holder adapted to receivebrush handles of different sizes.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a brush holder whichmay be disposed at any desired angle with respect to the hand grasp.

A further object of the invention is an adjustable brush holder adaptedto be mounted on a pole, to enable a painter to reach remote surfaces.

These and other objects of the invention and the means for theirattainment will be more apparent from the following detaileddescription, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsillustrating one embodiment by which the invention may be realized, andin which:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation showing a paint brush carried by abrush holder;

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of the brush holder of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken in the plane indicated bythe line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 4 is a view showing the scored face of one of the reinforcingblocks.

Referring to the drawings, wherein like reference characters are appliedto corresponding parts, the handle 6 of the paint brush 8 is receivedbetween two substantially semi-cylindrical sleeve members [-H havingtheir upper edges formed with a serrated or saw tooth configuration,indicated respectively at Ill and I I. These sleeve members are heldtogether in clamping engagement of the brush handle by clamping bolt l2provided with a winged hand hold M, the bolt l2 being shown as passingthrough an aperture in the wall of member Ill and being threaded intothreaded boss N3 of clamping member II.

The upper end l8 of an adjustable coupling member l820, comprises acylindrical sleeve which is received in and held tightly clamped betweenclamping members llI-l I. At one end sleeve i8 is cut away stepwise, asindicated at 24, 24, while the matching lower sleeve 20, is cutsimilarly, as indicated at 26, 26' to provide two interfitting jointsections 28 and 30. The mating joint sections 28 and 30 are severallyfitted with reinforcing blocks 32, 34, which are apertured, as shown at36, 38, in Fig. 3, to receive threaded winged bolt l2, the latter beingthreadable into threaded boss 40 secured or made integral with section30 of the upper joint member I8. By this means, the joint couplingsections [8 and 20 can be rotated through any desired angle and lockedin that position by tightening up on the bolt l2. v

A handle 42, of any desired length, is inserted in the socket formed bythe sleeve of coupling section 20, and the device is ready for use.

Conveniently, the meeting faces of the blocks 32 and 34 are roughened,as shown in Fig. 4, to prevent relative slipping.

A paint brush handle of the character described is particularlyconvenient for painting surfaces above the head of the painter, and ifthat surface is angularly related with the ground, the angularity of thecoupling portion [8 may be adjusted at any angle desired with respect tothe cooperating coupling portion 20.

It will thus be seen that a holder for a paint brush has been providedwhich enables the brush to be set at substantially any angle to thehandle to permit the painting of surfaces in any plane to thehorizontal, as well as horizontal surfaces. Further, an attachment isprovided which enables any length of handle to be used with an ordinarycommercial paint brush.

Various modifications will occur to those skilled in the art in theproportions and disposition of the component elements going to make upthe invention as a whole, as well as in the specific form taken by therespective clamping parts, and no limitation is intended by thephraseology of the foregoing description or illustrations in theaccompanying drawings, except as indicated in the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

In a reversible articulated extension handle,

the zlaaombinationi (sf 9. pair of aigiculzted jtoin t REFERENCES CITEDmem ers comprsng coaxia an co iame ra, mutually rotatable cylindricalsleeves, said sleeves g g fi g g if are of record inthe having mating,identical semi-cylindrical extenp sions, semi-cylindrical reenforcingblocks fixed 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS within said semi-cylindricalextensions and Number Name Date h forming bearing surfaces, said blocksand ex- 133,342 stockweu Oct 17 tensions'being formed with registeringapertures, 384,726 Faber June 5 1888 a threaded boss integral with onesaid extension 436,726 Mendelson N0 1892 in; register withsaidapertures, a'wing bolt pass- 592838 solem Nov. 1897 .5 ing through saidapertures serving as an axis for 723 223 Bruhn Mar 1903 the sleeves andthreaded in the boss to retain the 737428 Lindsey g 1903} sleeves inadjusted angular relation, a pair of f'f"f"fk 1905 semi-cylindricalclamping members having, ser- 1 15 6 Haskms 1912 rated clamping jaws,means to demountably se- 15 1268734 Lay Jun'e 41918 cure said clampingmembers on and over one said 10 Se a; 1918 sleeve, and the other saidsleeve serving as a 1317932 1919 9 socket for a handle.

NICHOLAS MYGAS, 1,323,124 Calkins Jan. 13, 1920 1,899,090 Goard Feb. 29,1933

